RookieMoms.com co-founder Whitney lives with her husband, son, and daughter in the San Francisco Bay Area where she writes about parenting, crafts, and activities that moms can do with babies in tow. She and Heather also publish 510Families.com, a site for East Bay parents and are the authors of The Rookie Mom's Handbook and Stuff Every Mom Should Know.

I gotta be honest, those baby bike trailers scare the bejusus outta me. Cars have a hard enough time seeing BIKES, much less a 2′ tall trailer being towed behind one. I just see them getting run over, that quick. Has anyone seen any safety stats on them?

As someone who commutes to work with a kid in a bike seat, it isn’t that bad. Check your area for bike lanes and bike trails if you are concerned about people seeing you. Also, I’ve heard from a number of people that trailers get a bit more respect. One, you are larger and two, people know what you’ve got back there. In the bike communities I’ve seen, I’ve never heard of anyone getting hit with a trailer behind them.